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I'm proud to be a New York Times bestselling author of nonfiction military thrillers. My upcoming book, The Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin (March 2, 2023), is the untold combat aviation story of World War II volunteer glider pilots. A Civil War biography, Surgeon in Blue, was a bestseller. Honor Before Glory takes readers on a riveting rescue mission by Japanese American soldiers and is in film development. And I'm always looking for ideas for my next book... ...more

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	Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care 3.81 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion 4.04 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battlefield Angels: Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire From Valley Forge to Afghanistan 3.89 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II 4.13 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midway Memories by Scott McGaugh (Goodreads Author), Rudy Shappee 4.09 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midway Magic: An Oral History of America's Legendary Aircraft Carrier 3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	USS Midway: America's Shield 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Military in San Diego (No Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Mothballs to Magic 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“As warfare evolves, the wounded soldier lies on the battlefield still, desperately hopeful that someone will race toward enemy fire, slide to a stop, and say, “It’s okay, I’ve got you.” Every word of encouragement and care is an echo of Jonathan Letterman’s legacy.”
― Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care

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“Men endured the long winters at night in the dim light of a candle stuck on the end of an upright bayonet”
― Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care

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“The world’s armies had no organization for battlefield evacuation. Some had tried, such as the French, who in 1859 relied on military musicians as stretcher bearers. In America, the concept of corpsmen and medics didn’t exist. A soldier relied on his comrades to possibly drop their rifles and staunch his bleeding or push his intestines back into his lacerated abdomen.”
― Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care

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“They [442nd Regimental Combat Team] did more than defend America. They helped define America at its best...Rarely has a nation been so well served by a people it has so ill-treated.”
― --President Bill Clinton, quoted in Honor Before Glory

tags: 442nd, clinton, combat, hero, japanese-american, medal-of-honor, nissei, world-war-ii, wwii

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“I am tired of the sickening sight of the battlefield with its mangled corpses & poor suffering wounded. Victory has no charms for men when purchased at such cost.”
― Civil War general George McClelland, quoted in Surgeon in Blue

tags: antietam, chancellorsville, civil-war, combat, gettysburg, history, letterman, mcclellan, medicine, military, union-army

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“Today we say goodbye to a proud warrior. As we leave, each of us will take our members of [USS} Midway with us...you guys were the 'Magic.' It was a privilege to sail with you.”
― XO John Schork quoted in Midway Magic, An Oral History of America's Legendary Aircraft Carrier

tags: aircraft-carrier, midway, military, naval-aviation, navy, nonfiction, oral-history, uss-midway

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“Today, more than 23 million veterans walk among us. Nearly 3 million receive disability compensation, and many more owe their lives to an anonymous corpsman or medic. Millions of Americans and their families are profoundly grateful.”
― Scott McGaugh, Battlefield Angels: Saving Lives from Valley Forge to Afghanistan

tags: combat, hero, history, medicine, military, nonfiction

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“Although Higgins's men had finally received some badly needed supplies, some of his wounded were becoming critical, and the overall health of his troops continued to ebb. Meanwhile, the price among the 442nd's battalions paid to reach Higgins's men had reached gut-wrenching levels. And for General Dahlquist, panic would supplant his anger and frustration.”
― Scott McGaugh, Honor Before Glory

tags: 442nd, dahlquist, hero, history, japanese-american, military, world-war-ii, wwii

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